Re:(no subject) NOW plantain ID n remedies

[Guest guest]

The reference to "plantain as black banana" brings up a critical question for me. I have determined from the literature that there is sort of what I'de describe as a S.American version of plantain which does seem to have to do with bananas or other?? .. and there is the broadlead plantain or lance-leaf plantains which carry the psyllium seeds etc. and provide many other medicinal values. My question: When one reads a remedy or recipe which just simply calls for "plantain" how does one know what type?? Does one just have to go by instinct? I am curious as I've never "harvested" either plantain OR dandelion but am about to start as was not able to have a garden this year for surgical reasons but the plantain, (broad leaf) is growing like crazy right outside in my front yard so I can easily take advantage of it's benefits & to perhaps supplement for other herbs I don't have. What will it all substitute for? Any good recipes specific to the broad leaf which does get the tall stems of seeds later .. right now it is in all stages prior to that. Thanks, Joyce Simmerman

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[Guest guest]

Good point!   This is why I prefer to use the botannical names (

Plantago Major  and Plantago  Lanceolata)   when referring to the N.

American  green leafy  variety.  It is indeed a  very useful plant  and

high up on my list of 12  absolute essentials.    Now is the perfect

time for harvesting and the young  tender  new leaves  are preferred (

at least for my recipes).   Later on the seeds become vitally 

important.

 

Chewing a leaf  and placing the pulp on  bee stings,  spider bites,  or

even  nettles stings,  will  immediately  bring relief  and actually 

removes  the venom  from the bites  or stings.

 

I keep a salve on hand  to aid with other  types of rashes  and

sunburns.

 

Zoë

 

Joyce Simmerman, J.D. wrote:

 

The reference to "plantain as

black banana" brings up a critical question for me. I have determined

from the literature that there is sort of what I'de describe as a

S.American version of plantain which does seem to have to do with

bananas or other?? .. and there is the broadlead plantain or lance-leaf

plantains which carry the psyllium seeds etc. and provide many other

medicinal values. My question: When one reads a remedy or recipe which

just simply calls for "plantain" how does one know what type?? Does one

just have to go by instinct? I am curious as I've never "harvested"

either plantain OR dandelion but am about to start as was not able to

have a garden this year for surgical reasons but the plantain, (broad

leaf) is growing like crazy right outside in my front yard so I can

easily take advantage of it's benefits & to perhaps supplement for

other herbs I don't have. What will it all substitute for? Any good

recipes specific to the broad leaf which does get the tall stems of

seeds later .. right now it is in all stages prior to that. Thanks,

Joyce Simmerman

There is ALWAYS a "BETTER

WAY"!  Together WE can find IT and make IT a "Cradle for Humanity"!